An Introduction of Sorts.

Chances are, if you're reading this, you already know me. But let's assume that you've just stumbled upon my humble little blog; let's assume you don't know anything about me.

So, we're assuming you don't know anything about me now, correct? Well, now, I guess I'll just have to tell you about myself, won't I?

I'm fifteen physically, but in every other way I am at least ten years older than that. I have a conversational vocabulary filled to bursting with multi-syllabic words that you'd probably study for the SAT. My birthday is, as of now, about sixty-two days away, and the odds are good that I'll be spending it alone again. I have the horrible luck of being born in early August, the week where seemingly everybody I know is on vacation, usually in a different time zone, if not hemisphere. I'm not having a sweet sixteen either. But we'll get to why in a little bit.

I don't really stay in one place for too long. I've been to four different schools, and the longest I've been at one is four years. I went to two different public elementary schools and then went to private day school from fifth to eighth grade. After that ordeal, I went to a private boarding school for two years--the past two years, as a matter of fact. This coming September, I'll be starting my junior year at a rural public high school. I really just got sick of all the bullshit that goes on in private schools, and I know that I don't really belong among the rich and spoiled. While my friends are gallivanting around France, Sweden, Nantucket and South Korea, I'm stuck in my podunk little town, "Bum-Fuck, New York" as one of my friends affectionately refers to it, shoveling horse manure and picking weeds. I just want a normal life for once.

Since I'm transferring to a New York State public school, I've had to take two sets of finals this year: my standard end-of-year exams at my boarding school, and the Regents Exams at the public school. I've already taken English, Chemistry, and Global History and Geography, and I'm going to take Math B (even though I already completed Precalculus) and Spanish on Tuesday. Then, in August, I'm taking Biology and Algebra I, just so I can get credit on my transcript and not have to take Calculus. It's been a little hellish, but the scores won't have a huge impact on anything, since I never actually took the courses that prepare students for the Regents Exams.

I'm a girl with a LOT of interests. I'm always running from class to a meeting to rehearsal to another meeting to community service, lather, rinse, repeat. My main interest, however, is performing. The stage is my home, whether I be singing or acting, there is no feeling better than being on stage in my book. I sing mostly classical music (read: opera), but I also love jazz, Broadway, and contemporary. I've been singing seriously for about six years and it is my passion. I also act, albeit not very well, and it is simply intoxicating.

Music definitely dominates my life. I cannot do anything without music playing, it seems. It's really something that I can't describe, my passion for music. It's just something that has literally changed and saved my life.

It's a rare occurrence to find me without a book in front of my face or clutched in my hands. Reading was my first love, and I would spend all of my money at Borders if I didn't have to pay for other things that I actually need. I just finished God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian by Kurt Vonnegut, which is as amazing as it is short, and right now I am reading Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. On my list after Survivor is I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak and Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli. Yes, I am a Harry Potter nerd. My friend and I are planning an elaborate road trip to Orlando, Florida next summer for Infinitus, a Harry Potter conference, and to visit the new Harry Potter theme park. I go on the fan sites, talk on the forums, listen to Wizard Rock, and basically anything else HP-related you could think of.

So, it's getting pretty late and my eyes are starting to sting, so I'll end this little introductory post. Read, comment, and pass it on!

-xo